Vitamins and Minerals
Be a Wise Food Consumer
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Eating habits during adolescence can have a lifelong impact on bone health. What mineral and what vitamin are especially important to bone strength?
What is Vitamin D and Calcium
100
Name two reasons why eating breakfast is important.
What is improved concentration (especially by late morning), starts your metabolism in the morning, provides energy, helps you meet daily nutrient requirements
100
What dietary habits help you to keep your skin healthy?
What is eat vegetables and fruits?
200
A lack of this mineral can cause tiredness, an inability to concentrate, and anemia. What is it and name an excellent food source.
What is Iron – Best food sources are meat and alternatives (e.g. beef, chicken, pork, turkey, oysters, beans, lentils etc.). Iron is also found in enriched grain products (e.g. cream of wheat, oatmeal, cold cereals, quinoa, pasta).
200
Describe two healthy breakfasts that provide at least 3 food groups.
What is numerous possible answers and combinations (use Canada’s Food Guide as reference)
200
Athletes need food to fuel their muscles and brain. Name 3 healthy foods that provide plenty of energy.
What is whole grains such as pastas, cereals, rice or bread. Milk and Alternatives such as low-fat milk, cheese or yogurt. Whole vegetables and fruit, or low fat Meat and Alternatives such as beans, lentils, low-fat meat, tofu or nuts.
300
Vegetables and fruit contain many needed nutrients. Name at least 3 nutrients they provide.
What is Fibre, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Phytonutrients, B Vitamins, Potassium, calcium, antioxidants.
300
Name two different healthy lunches that you could buy at a fast food outlet that contain all four food groups.
What is numerous possible answers and combinations
300
Many TV commercials and magazine ads can affect the way we feel about food. Choose an ad and explain how it can effect our food choices.
What is sugary cereal commercials during children’s cartoons, fast food and unhealthy snack commercials around dinner time, brands using popular cartoon characters to promote their product etc.
400
This vitamin is needed in periods of rapid growth and cell division. It is important to all girls and women of child-bearing age because it reduces the risk of certain birth defects (neural tube defects). It is important to keep your heart healthy. What is the vitamin and what are the best food sources?
What is Folate or Folic Acid; Think “foliage” – found in plant sources such as dark green leafy vegetables (spinach, romaine lettuce), oranges, pineapple, dried beans, lentils, seeds, sprouts, melon, berries, enriched cereals and pastas.
400
Grocery stores use various techniques to get consumers to buy products that they had no intention of purchasing. Describe at least three of these techniques.
What is hitch-hiking (placing items on display with a feature item, such as cake beside strawberries), end of aisle displays, eye level displays, taste-testing/food demos, couponsitems at the checkouts, (magazines, gum, chocolate and candy), bulk pricing (buy 3 of one item and get a deal).
400
Name two examples of a nutrition claim that you might see on a label.
What is low in trans fat- heart healthy, high in calcium-good for bone health, high in fibre-lowers cholesterol etc.
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